# Incident 20031027036569I: Piper PA32301, Morristown, NJ, October 27, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2003, 19:34 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7993° N, 74.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORRISTOWN MUNI (MMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7993&lon=-74.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8454Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8454Y-2021-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031027036569I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PIC OF N8454Y STATED THAT THERE WERE INADEQUATE MARKINGS AND LIGHTING ON THE AREA WHERE HE WAS TAXIING HIS AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N8454Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940306003809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940306003809I), Mar 6, 1994: Piper PA32301 (N8454Y), Orange, VA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control a crosswind landing. Veered left and departed runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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